PK-95 Kurram-I

PK-95 Kurram-I (پی کے-95 کرم-1) is a constituency for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.It was created in 2018 after merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa before 2019 elections. This constituency covers Eastern parts of Kurram.[1][2][3]

PK-95 Kurram-I
Constituency
for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
RegionLower Kurram(partly) and Central Kurram Tehsils of Kurram District
Current constituency
Created2018
PartyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
Member(s)Muhammad Riaz Shaheen
Created fromPK-108 Kurram-I

Members of Assembly

2019-2023: PK-108 Kurram-I
Election Member Party
2019 Muhammad Riaz Shaheen Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)

Election 2019
Further information: 2019 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election

After merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections were held for the very first time. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) candidate Muhammad Riaz Shaheen won the seat by getting 11,180 votes.[4][5]

Provincial election 2019: PK-108 Kurram-I
Party Candidate Votes %
JUI (F) Muhammad Riaz Shaheen 11,840 26.88
Independent Jamil Khan 11,342 25.75
Independent Saif ullah Khan 6,163 13.99
PTI Shahid Khan 4,143 9.41
Independent Abdul Khaliq 3,839 8.72
Independent Saleem Khan 3,266 7.42
PPP Arif Hussain 1,189 2.70
Independent Muhammad Yaqoob Farooqi 606 1.38
Independent Sarfraz Khan 372 0.84
JI Karim Akhtar 228 0.52
ANP Farooq Ahmed 192 0.44
Independent Others (20 Independents) 862 1.96
Turnout 45,984 26.60
Valid ballots 44,042 95.78
Rejected ballots 1,942 4.22
Majority 498 1.13
Registered electors 1,72,897
JUI (F) win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "By District | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  2. "ECP - Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  3. Hashim, Asad. "Historic election held in Pakistan's former tribal districts". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  4. "Constituency Profile". Election Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  5. Shah, Waseem Ahmad (2019-08-04). "Tehreek-i-Insaf to bag three tribal districts reserved seats in PA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
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